Let Your Dreams Fly - Art Journal Page

Hello my creative friends! Today I have a journal page I quickly made using a wooden dragonfly, oil pastels, watercolor crayons and lots of Creative Inspirations Paint and some Jeweled Inspirations. To be honest, I have been out of town all weekend, so I created this on the road. I made sure to pack up my CI Paints and some other coloring tools along with my art journals. This isn't my best, but it works. 

I was really going for a pond with a dragonfly flying overhead. We often see lavender/purple flowers (which I really think are weeds) near ponds where we live. I wanted to include them on my page for more color. 

In my grassy parts I used Sage, Green Olive and Evergreen paints. Sapphire, Turquoise and Tanzanite were used on the water, while Beige was used on the sand/dirt around the pond. All of the paints mixed in the various areas add a wonderful shimmer to the entire page. 

My dragonfly is a wooden one that was made by Genuinely Jane Studios for a Missouri LSS in the Columbia area. I covered it in tissue tape and colored it with Rose Quartz and Tickled Pink on the wings and some more Turquoise and Green Olive on the body. It really shimmers in the light. I love it! 

My flowers have Clear Jeweled Inspirations for the centers with some Lavender paint accented petals. 

I will probably work on some more pages tonight using some other colors of CI Paints.   I can't wait to play some more! 

Once we are back in Missouri this week and not on the road I will get more regular play time in and not just in a journal. 

See you soon! 

Red, White and Blue Frame

Hi CIP fans! Dana here today sharing an altered frame for the Red, White and Blue challenge theme this week. I've had this frame sitting around for years and decided to personalize it. I started by painting the rectangular glass pieces with Creative Inspirations Paint in Garnet, Winter Frost and Tanzanite, to match the colored glass on the butterfly. The shimmery stained-glass effect really catches the light!

I added a small flower cluster and then it was time for the finishing touch, a perfect double bow!

Thanks for stopping by today!

CI Paint Inspired By~ Anything Goes

Thanks to all those who joined in our " Go Green" challenge, 
we enjoyed all your wonderful creations!
 Check the post below to see the
  Random.org Top 3!
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Welcome back to the challenge for the month of March~
Wow can you believe how fast this month is flying by....before we know it, Easter will be here!
Anyways~

This week's challenge is:

Inspired By: Anything Goes
a fan favorite I know so I hope to see LOTS of projects being linked up!!!

Of course I have some inspiration but before I share my project I want to thank Molly, Kendra and all the very talented CI Paint DT for a GREAT year! I have decided to step down as the challenge coordinator after sharing my projects with you all for the past year. I have truly enjoyed every minute on this talented team working with these amazing paints but it is time to move on so I am turning the reins over to Diana~ you all know her from DL Art . I know she will do such an awesome job continuing these challenges!
So I leave you with my last piece of inspiration~

A cute Easter card using one of my favorite characters~ Riley the Moose.

Here he is up close~

I embossed him using black ink and Deliquesce Clear Embossing Powder.
After coloring him in using my copics I added some Resplendence Angel Dust glitter to the eggs and the chick :)
I added some silver brads to hold my banner pieces up but wanted to add some color so I painted them using Mint, Tanzanite and Sunshine paint.

I hope you have enjoyed my project and will play along with this week's challenge!!
Remember you do not need to use CI Paints on your projects but if you have them we would LOVE to see how you used them!!
As always thanks for stopping by!!
~Jessica~

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General Challenge Rules

Each week you will be given a challenge to find inspiration in/from what ever the challenge theme is... you can be as literal or abstract in your inspiration as you want....Just make sure you can tie it back to the theme! Challenge closes at 6:00pm Eastern on Saturday.

You will always be able to jump back to the current challenge by clicking the "Current Challenge" link in our sidebar. The rules can always be found by clicking the tab "Challenge Rules" at the top of the page.

You do not need to use the Creative Inspirations Paints in your project, however, if you do, tell us which colors you used, and your name will go in the drawing twice! Each month, one person will win 5 jars of paint in the colors of their choice. The winner will be randomly drawn from all the people who have played that month, so make sure to join in on our challenges each week!

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An Adoring Canvas

Hello to you all this Monday, I hope it is going well! Emily here today to share a canvas I created using loads of Creative Inspirations Paint along with some Deliquesce embossing powder. 

The following paints and powder were used in today's canvas:

Creative Inspirations Paint

I used a 6"x12" stretched canvas. I primed it with Gesso before using my acrylic paints to paint the background and heart image. After the acrylics dried, I added my Creative Inspirations Paint in Tanzanite, Denium, Coal and Ice Blue all over the canvas by layering each color on and mixing them in various places, except for the red heart.

 I just wasn't happy with the heart not having any dimension, so I added tissue paper, modeling paste and some heavy body acrylics to it. After it had all dried and hardened fully, I used more acrylic paints in red and then covered the acrylics with Rustic Red and Garnet Creative Inspirations Paint. 

As you can see, I also added various stamps all over the canvas, and also for the word "adore" on the heart. After "adore" was stamped, I went over the letters with my Faber Castell markers and then again with CI Paint in Coal. I also used my markers to trace around the heart as well as add some doodles to it. 

For a final touch I added Deliquesce Super Sparkle Pink embossing powder over the heart for even more sparkle and texture. 

In the close up shots below you can just see all of the sparkle! 

What's fantastic about these paints is that I can mix and layer them on my canvas for varying looks. :) You can do all sorts of fun things with these fantastic paints! Don't be afraid to mix things up!! 

Thanks for stopping by today! Enjoy your day and be sure to get Creative! 

Winter card - Kianel

Hello there,

Kianel here with you with a card i made for the challenge blog of the Magnolia DT called TOMIC.

The stamp is coloured with a mix of distress inks and Creative Inspirations paints "winter frost"  "sky blue" "amethyst" and all embellishments are covered with "fairy dust" (okay, i know, it doesn't show on the picture, sorry for that...).

 One of our theme this month is to use embossing so i decided to emboss details of my card with the clear embossing powder from Creative Inspirations:

Don't forget our weekly challenge here at Creative Inspirations paints every sunday!
Have a nice day, love from rainy France, Kianel.

Picture Tutorial on Making the Tag Hearts

Good Morning Creative Inspirations Paint fans!!

On Sunday, CIP kicked of the next Inspired by Challenge.

This weeks challenge was 

Inspired By: Tags.

The challenge is to make any project with a tag

and

I posted this tag

I received quite a few comments regarding how I made the hearts and I thought I would walk you through 

with a picture tutorial.

So here we go...

I started out with these fun chipboard pieces that I picked up at Michael's from the $1 bin

Colleen, another CIP DT member also made a project using these chipboard pieces which can be seen 

here

Next I choose the color of Creative Inspirations Paint I was going to work with.

Antique Silver, Blush, Evergreen and Tanzanite in this tutorial

Such a cool color combo I think...remember any colors will work :)

Using my paint brush I dabbed the color on.....so not paint them on.

You want the look of tie dyed, or splattered rather than a smooth coat

Don't be afraid to mix it up!

If there is not enough of one color, add more paint.

The more you play the different the end result will be

This is where my original project turned...

I was being very impatient waiting for the paint to dry so I took out my heat gun

and heated the hearts to quick dry them...

instead of just drying them...

the heat gun made the paint bubble giving the hearts even more texture and a splattered look.

Not the idea I was shooting for originally but so happy with how they ended up turning out.

Not only can you see the texture from the original unpainted embossed hearts, but the paint created a texture as well from being heated.

Now these hearts are ready for another project!!

I hope you will consider giving this a try.

We could love to see what you do!

Thanks again for stopping by and have a great day!

~Jessica~

Art Journaling with Creative Inspirations Paint

Today I've created a page in my art journal using my Creative Inspirations Paints for the background. Let me just tell you, this page has some layers!



I painted the background with Creative Inspirations Paints in Evergreen, Aqua Marine, Royal Blue and Tanzanite. I stamped vintage typography with the Unity stamp - SheArt Print Texture. Next, I randomly brushed on some Sakura Crystal Lacquer and sprinkled Gold mica powders over it.

I stamped an embossed a heart from the January SMAK kit . I spritzed the entire page with Ranger Mists and then went back to stamping. I used the numbers background from the December SMAK kit. You can barely see these, but I love how they just add a little more depth to the page. I painted more of the Creative Inspirations Paints onto the Painted Punchinella stamp and randomly stamped that in open areas. I added a sentiment from the Donna + Unity = FABric Creations set. I let some Crystal Lacquer drip down my page, and I added more of the Gold mica powders. I then spritzed it again to help blend the whole page together.



Thanks for stopping by!

Kitties In A Basket

Hello, welcome to my CIP post today-That stands for Creative Inspirations Paint.LOL
I have created a little something different for me.
Now I know I am not a painter but I attempted to do some backgrounds on my cards today.

These adorable Basket of kittens are from  True's Gift's From the Heart...True designed them just for me I think! lol
I used Tanzanite and Fairy Dust CIP Paint for the sky.
A mixture of Sage,Evergreen, and Green olive CIP Paint for the grass.
Then I punched the tree borders from assorted card stock and painted them with the three Green CIP paints to blend it all together.
I pulled a couple pieces of designer paper from my scraps to add some other colors. The Kittens were printed as they were, cut and pop dotted to the card. I used a sheer ribbon to add a bow.
I did add a little stickles to the kittens eyes's. I am pretty pleased with my attempt to paint a card.
What says you?

Up, Up and Away!

Creative Inspirations Paints are so wonderful for mixed media pieces. You get great coverage and the exact color that you want. This canvas was first painted with Sea Foam. After this was completely dry, a second layer of paint, in Tanzanite was dabbed on with a foam sponge. The balloons were stamped over this layer using Staz-on Ink. Next a coat of Fairy Dust paint was spread over the entire surface, and immediately sprinkled with UTEE( Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel) - and melted with a heat gun. This process was repeated a second time to create more texture. The clouds were stamped on vellum, cut out and glued on with Sakura Crystal lacquer. The Aqua Marine paint was spread over the bottom portion of the canvas, and the excess was wiped away with a paper towel. The balloons were stamped, embossed, cut and adhered with foam dots. This piece has so much texture in person.

Simply CAS

Happy November! Can you believe it's here already?? Where is this year getting to? I sure as heck don't know, but every time I blink, another week or two has passed!

Today I have a project I made while checking out some of the galleries on Splitcoaststampers earlier this evening (Wednesday night.) I saw this card and thought it would be fun to try it using Creative Inspirations Paints.

I wanted to make a winter scene, so I took some time with my colours. To make the gradation of the ground, through the snow and up into the winter night, I used 7 different paints. In order, from bottom to top, I used Mocha Latte, Silver Frost (just a tiny hint), Winter Frost, Blue Ice, Tanzanite, Sapphire, and Denium. I don't think the light is good enough for the photograph to show just how shimmery and wintery the card really appears, but it looks like snow sparkling on a moonlit night.

blue card and a vintage box - Kianel

Hello!
Kianel here with you today to present you some of my work with the Creative Inspirations amazing paints. I decided to show you the versatility of the Creative Inspirations paint that you can use to colour your stamped image just as they are, or mixed with water, or blended with ink (here i tried with waterbased inks), or sprayed...the possibilities are just endless and the shimmer always remains!
So here come a blue card for christmas and a little box in a vintage style. I hope you will like it!
I just wanted to remind you that you have until the end of december to get the terrific limited edition colors!!

On the box, i used the "GOLD" "BEIGE" and "AUTUMN WHEAT"colors of Creative Inspirations paints to colour my central image from Katzelkraft made out of 2 different stamps. Those paints are just amazing for that kind of stamp!!!Just be sure to use a waterproof ink for stamping your image before you paint it.


Okay, now for the card, i made another blue one (guess my christmas color this year is going to be blue...ah ah!) because i just can't stop mixing those paints together!!! The colors are outstanding for painting Magnolia images and you can just mix them with the waterbased inks too (like distress, adirondack, etc... So the possibilities are just endless!!!
For this card, i used the following colors of CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS paints:
- FAIRY DUST for all the Cheery Lynn Designs dies and i then inked them with distress ink( snowflakes, branches, lattice and circle frame)
- FAIRY DUST on top of handmade distress background for the label
- TANZANITE mixed with water on the blue flowers and on the ink made background ( i started with covering my paper with light blue distress ink and then i mixed the paint with water and sponged it on my background) (for the flowers i watered my pinsel and dropped it in the paint and applied directly to the flowers).
- DENIUM + SKY BLUE + FAIRY DUST on the little girl blended with a light blue distress ink.
- DENIUM +SKY BLUE + BUTTERCUP on the stamped light

I hope you've enjoyed, lots of love from France, Kianel.